Current Tag: Ricardo Santana Jr.
Moquett: Training G1 A.G. Vanderbilt contender Whitmore is challenging, but rewarding
POSTED: July 29, 2021
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. – Training the strong-minded reigning Champion Sprinter Whitmore comes with its challenges, but Arkansas-born conditioner Ron Moquett said he wouldn’t have it any other...
Silver State keeps streak alive with Oaklawn Handicap victory
POSTED: April 18, 2021
HOT SPRINGS, AR (Saturday, April 17, 2021) – Winchell Racing LLC and Willis Horton Racing LLC’s Silver State remained a perfect three for three at...
Jockey Santana scores a trifecta of milestones Saturday at Oaklawn
POSTED: April 12, 2021
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—Seven-time Oaklawn riding champion Ricardo Santana Jr. reached three more milestones Saturday after riding three winners – all for Hall of Fame trainer...
It’s a milestone $30M in purses at Oaklawn for jockey Santana Jr. with Fantasy victory
POSTED: April 6, 2021
HOT SPRINGS, Ark.—Perennial local riding champion Ricardo Santana Jr. became Oaklawn’s first $30 million man with his victory in Saturday’s $600,000 Fantasy Stakes (G3) for...
Gafflione sweeps 2020 leading jockey titles at Churchill Downs
POSTED: November 29, 2020
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – At the start of racing on Sunday at Churchill Downs, jockey Tyler Gaffalione mathematically clinched his fourth leading jockey title beneath the Twin Spires. Gaffalione had...
The Real Breeders' Cup 2020 Takeways a la the Pick 6 King
POSTED: November 9, 2020
You can read or listen to all the Breeders' Cup takeaways you like. You can only get the Pick 6 King's real ones here! A...
Vexatious Denies Midnight Bisou a second straight win in G1 Personal Ensign
POSTED: August 1, 2020
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. - Calumet Farm’s Vexatious turned back a challenge from five-time Grade 1-winning champion Midnight Bisou in taking Saturday’s 71st running of the...
Volatile goes Gate to Wire in Grade 1 Vanderbilt Score
POSTED: July 26, 2020
It was unrealistic to expect Volatile to repeat his effort in the Aristides at Churchill Downs back on June 6th in the Grade 1 Vanderbilt...
Guarana Outfights Mia Mischief To Win Madison And Gives Trainer Chad Brown His 100th Grade 1 Victory
POSTED: July 11, 2020
Guarana came back on the inside after being headed by Mia Mischief in a thrilling edition of the Grade 1 Madison and one of the...
